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FRIENDS OF HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY NEWS FROM FRIENDS OF HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY NONPROFIT ORG. 412 South Cherry Street U.S. POSTAGE Richmond, Virginia 23220 PAID PERMIT NO. 671 23232 A Gateway Into History

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Transformitive Projects 2015 Signature Initiatives at Hollywood Cemetery number of signature projects will mark 2015 as a banner year for Hollywood Cemetery Aand Friends of Hollywood. These include the dedication of a completely restored Palmer fence, the undertaking of an historic genealogy/digitization project, and groundbreaking for a first scenic overlook beside the James River.

Palmer Fence

Restoration of the Palmer Fence in Presidents Circle was one of the first and most ambitious projects identified by Friends in 2009. The fence dates to

Members of the Board of the Anne Carter and Walter R. Robins, Jr. Foundation (left to right): John O’Grady, Hilary Smith, Rita Smith, and Fred Carleton the mid 19th Century and is named for the family plot that it surrounds. Created in the rinceau style (from the French meaning “foliage”), it is one of the most ornate cast iron fences in Richmond. For years, the fence suffered from weather, tree damage, and because of its proximity to Presidents Circle roadways, encounters with vehicles of every size. Presidents Circle has been closed to vehicles for several decades. (continued on page 2)

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Wilfred E. ALS Walking President Toney Donors Cutshaw Tour Monroe’s and “Birdcage” Jarrell Fall Colors at Hollywood (Courtesy of Kriss Wilson) (continued from page 1) Miss Sally Adamson Taylor Mr. Stretton L. Gramlich Mrs. Mary S. Taylor Gifts Kind Signature Projects The Hermitage at Cedarfield Mrs. Martha Anne Greggs Mr. and Mrs. Roger L. Thomas Mr. and Mrs. F. Carlyle Tiller Mrs. Beverley H. Guy Mr. and Mrs. Seldon T. Tompkins Mr. Peter E. Broadbent, Jr. Work has been underway in fits and starts for several information is generally accurate, numerous data Dr. and Mrs. C. Kent Titus Mr. and Mrs. Les Harcum Mr. and Mrs. William R. Trigg, II Mr. E. L. Butterworth years. Pieces of the original fence were used to omissions have been identified (e.g., Date of Birth Mrs. Zach Toms, Jr. Mrs. Anne H. Hardage Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Turnbull Delta Upsilon Chapter of Phi Kappa Mr. and Mrs. Granville G. Valentine, III Mrs. Pamela Hawkins Mr. B. Walton Turnbull Sigma Fraternity at VCU create molds from which cast iron impressions were or Death, exact location, etc.). The most reliable Mr. and Mrs. Hubert P. Van Horn Ms. Jean Haynes Mr. Halcott Mebane Turner Harris, Hardy & Johnstone, P.C. Mr. and Mrs. John C. Waddell, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Howe, Jr. Mrs. Lynne C. Valentine made. Iron casting has been an abandoned skill Ms. Connie Hilker, Hartwood Roses sources for this missing information are grave Mr. and Mrs. Gordon W. Wallace, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Huberman Mrs. Fontaine J. Velz The Hollywood Cemetery Company and metalworking technique for over a hundred markers and monuments. A pilot project to begin Mr. and Mrs. Harry J. Warthen, III IBM Corporation Ms. Sandra E. Waller Lambda Chi Chapter of Pi Kappa Mr. and Mrs. Dana M. Wegner Ms. Rhonda Jeter Mrs. John Ware Alpha Fraternity at VCU years. About two hundred and twelve linear feet of capturing this information by digital photography Mrs. Patricia R. Weier Mrs. Julia E. Kelly Mr. Randall L. Welch Mr. Bob Olsen new fence had to be crafted, including an extremely was performed in 2013 using volunteers. A single Mr. and Mrs. James W. Wester Mr. Craig Kennedy Dr. and Mrs. James R. Wickham Segway of Richmond Mr. Ralph C. White, Jr. Mrs. Judith W. Kidd Mr. and Mrs. Harold J. Williams, Jr. Dr. Ryan Smith, PhD challenging curved corner section. Fortunately, the section of the cemetery containing a small number Mrs. Jacqueline C. Whitmore Mrs. Tanya H. King Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Williamson Star Brite Enterprises, Inc. original gate and gate posts have survived and been Dr. and Mrs. Peter T. Wilbanks Dr. Barbara T. Lester Mr. and Mrs. Leslie G. Wilson The Triangle Fraternity at VCU of markers and monuments was selected. Digital Mr. and Mrs. Carrington C. Wilkerson Mrs. Sheri E. Light Mrs. Mildred Newman Wysong Valentine Richmond History Center reinstalled in their original place. Dr. and Mrs. William C. Williams, III Mr. Mathew W. Lively images were then uploaded on the cemetery’s web Mr. and Mrs. Peter H. Wong Ms. Teresa Luckert site where data could be compared to paper records Mrs. Mary Denny Wray Ms. Amanda T. Macaulay Corporations, Gifts In Honor The newly restored Palmer Fence was dedicated in a Ms. Betty B. Young Mr. and Mrs. John L. Martin Foundations and and necessary corrections made. Mr. Richard B. Zorn Dr. and Mrs. Charles W. Massey In honor of Mr. Joseph R. Herbert ceremony of appreciation held on Friday, November Mr. George G. McDearmon, Jr. Organizations from Ms. Jean Haynes Contributors (Up to $99) Mr. and Mrs. James P. McElligott, Jr. 6. In attendance were representatives of the Anne The enormity of the task of digitally photographing Mrs. Pricilla Medford Anne Carter and Walter R. Robins, Jr. Carter and Walter R. Robins, Jr. Foundation, Anonymous (8) Mrs. Louise R. Moore Foundation Gifts In Memory just a limited number of markers and monuments Mr. Max R. Adam Mrs. Harriet P. Murphey Anne W. Taylor Trust generous sponsors of the project, the Friends Board, convinced Friends that a well developed project Col and Mrs. Scott D. Aiken Mrs. Helen Turner Murphy Bank of America Matching Gifts Program In memory of Dr. Caroline A. Riely and Hollywood Cemetery Board of Directors. The Mrs. Jeanne N. Allen Mr. and Mrs. Lewis I. Myers, Jr. BCWH/Van Yahres Studio from Mrs. Leslie B. Alexander would be required. Through a generous challenge Ms. Mary Ann Ashcraft Mr. William A. Nash, II Boxwood Garden Club Foundation was established in 1995 in memory of grant from The Cabell Foundation, a digitization Mr. William B. Baker Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence W. Neill Dominion Foundation In memory of Mr. John Barry Leonard Ms. Jackie Bendrick Colonel Davis Eugene Norman Herndon Foundation from Mrs. John B. Leonard Mr. Robins and in honor Anne Carter Robins by project is now fully underway. Web Cemeteries, Inc. Ms. Maria Benson Mr. Charles H. Norris Hollywood Cemetery Company their daughters, Anne Carter Mallory and M. Bruce Mr. and Mrs. George Blow Mr. Frank C. Norvell, Jr. Emily S. & Coleman A. Hunter Charitable In memory of Mr. David Lester based in Virginville, Pennsylvania spent two weeks Mr. Brad Bovenzi Mr. and Mrs. Vernon A. Parker Trust Robins. from Dr. Barbara T. Lester in the cemetery earlier this fall. Mrs. Patricia B. Branch Mr. Charles Peachee, Jr. IBM Corporation Mrs. Archer C. Burke Mrs. Parke D. Pendleton James River Garden Club In memory of Mrs. Margaret Seward Mrs. Anne Call Mrs. Patsy K. Pettus Norfolk County Grays Camp 1549 from Teresa Luckert Genealogy/Digitization Thirty-one thousand marker and monument images Colonel and Mrs. J. A. Barton Mrs. Margaret H. Poole Peachtree House Foundation Campbell Mrs. Gwynn C. Prideaux Ratcliffe Foundation In memory of Mr. Calvin Satterfield, IV were created and uploaded directly onto Hollywood’s Mrs. Francis F. Carr, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John Ramos, Jr. Rencourt Foundation, Inc. from Mrs. Mary Minor S. Taylor Not unlike many organizations over the decades, Mrs. Beverly B. Chinnis Dr. and Mrs. Gaylord W. Ray Richmond Discoveries, Inc. records database. As the project progresses, a visitor Ms. Rosemary Cotton Dr. and Mrs. P. Larus Reed, III Spider Management Co., LLC In memory of Mr. W. Scott Street, III Hollywood Cemetery has maintained information can open Hollywood’s web site on a personal devise Mr. and Mrs. W. Thomas Cunningham, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. J. William Reid St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church from Mr. and Mrs. William A. Mrs. Jeannine Hurford Daniel Mr. and Mrs. Bernard E. Samuels Sue W. Massie Charitable Trust Young, Jr. about individuals and families interred in the or home computer, locate a gravesite, extract basic Mrs. Edward Jenkins Davenport Mrs. Calvin Satterfield, III Suntrust Foundation Matching Gifts Cemetery using paper records. While the Mrs. Claiborne Moore Dickinson Mr. Donald K. Schmidt Program individual information, view an image Mr. and Mrs. Elmer K. Dunn Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Schutt Susan Bailey& Sidney Buford Scott Matching Gifts of the marker or monument, and in Miss Virginia C. Ellett Colonel and Mrs. Stuart M. Seaton Endownment Trust Ms. Winston Evans Mr. Howard W. Shields The Hermitage at Cedarfield Bank of America many instances, read an obituary or Ms. Dawn C. Fiske Mr. Ryan K. Smith, PhD Valentine Richmond History Center Sarah Sinsabaugh other document of record. Once in the Mr. Robert J. FlackeMr. Merritt W. Mr. and Mrs. Jack H. Spain, Jr. Van Yahres Tree Company Foster, III Mrs. Marlyn D. Spitalny Virginia Sargeant Reynolds Foundation Dominion Foundation Matching cemetery, the visitor can be guided to Mrs. Marjorie N. Fowlkes Mrs. Cameron B. Srpan Gifts Program Mr. Richard H. Fox Susan Bailey& Sidney Buford Scott George Flowers a destination by GPS. Mrs. Patricia M. Given Endownment Trust IBM Corporation Kenneth D. Cobb III Hollywood is believed to be in the The 1847 Society Suntrust Matching Gifts Program vanguard of historic sites utilizing Leaders for preservation of Hollywood Cemetery William J. Longan technology in this manner. Annual Giving Levels Presidents Circle for Gifts of $25,000+ (continued on page 3) Founders Circle for Gifts of $10,000 to $24,999 All contributions Heritage Circle for Gifts of $5,000 to $9,999 for 2015 will Friends of Hollywood is still seeking Hollywood Circle for Gifts of $2,500 to $4,999 donations to meet The Cabell Ivy Circle for Gifts of $1,000 to $2,499 be reported in Foundation $100,000 challenge grant We invite you to join the 1847 Society and continue the ongoing to complete the digitization project. restoration and preservation of Hollywood Cemetery. January 2016. Photographing and uploading 31,000 markers and monuments

FRIENDS OF HOLLYWOOD Page 2 FALL 2015 FRIENDS OF HOLLYWOOD Page 11 FALL 2015 2015 Contributors To Signature Projects (continued from page 2) Friends of Hollywood Cemetery We are indeed grateful to the following donors for their generous support of Friends in 2015 through October 31. You have enabled us to raise awareness James River Overlook of Hollywood and to continue vital monument and fence restoration. Thank you for helping us to preserve Hollywood Cemetery for generations to come. After a year of planning, ground was Peter C. Toms broken on November 6 for construction Chair, Friends of Hollywood Cemetery of the first overlook of the James from The 1847 Society Sustainers ($500-$999) Mrs. Kathryn Gillespie Thurman Mrs. Elizabeth T. Harris Hollywood. Hollywood Cemetery has Mrs. Granville G. Valentine, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. J. Philip Hart been recognized for its spectacular Presidents Circle Anonymous (2) Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Van Sickle Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Heltzer Mr. and Mrs. J. Martin Anderson Mr. and Mrs. John T. West, IV Mrs. S. Winfield Hill panoramas of Virginia’s “first river.” The Mr. and Mrs. William A. Young, Jr. Ms. Kathleen L. Hoppe James River Garden Club Mrs. Roberta B. Bocock overlook will be a classic design and Ratcliffe Foundation Mrs. Rosa Bosher Dr. and Mrs. J. Shelton Horsley, III Mr. and Mrs. Guy W. Horsley, Jr. Anne Carter and Walter R. Robins, Jr. Boxwood Garden Club Associates ($100-$249) constructed of granite. It is to be located Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Horton Foundation Colonel and Mrs. Matt C. C. Bristol, III Anonymous (5) Mr. Graham Howell Virginia Sargeant Reynolds Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Herbert A. Claiborne, Jr. on a parcel of open ground immediately Mr. and Mrs. William R. Claiborne Mr. and Mrs. John P. Ackerly, III Dr. and Mrs. Juergen Hubert east of the Palmer Chapel Mausoleum. Founders Circle Mrs. William H. Clarke Mrs. Leslie B. Alexander Mr. and Mrs. Wayne K. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Alexander M. Fisher, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. Anderson Dr. Josephine Kelly Completion of the project is scheduled for Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Anderson, III Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Kennedy Dominion Foundation Mr. and Mrs. James M. Forsythe Mrs. Aelise Britton Green Dr. and Mrs. Frank L. Angus, Sr. Dr. John T. Kneebone and 2016. Mrs. Arthur H. Haase Bank of America Matching Gifts Dr. Elizabeth Riderick Heritage Circle Mr. and Mrs. F. Claiborne Johnston, Jr. Program Mr. Timothy A. Kuhn *Alice Reed and Hunter McGuire Fund Mrs. Jane P. Bernhard Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Large Emily S. and Coleman A. Hunter Generous funding for the overlook project *The Morton Family Fund Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Black Dr. and Mrs. Walter Lawrence, Jr. Charitable Trust Representatives of the James River Garden Club and Dominion celebrate Mr. and Mrs. E. Bryson Powell Mr. and Mrs. Waddy G. Bland Mr. Hugh K. Leary has been received from the James River Peachtree House Foundation Rencourt Foundation, Inc. Dr. John A. Board Mrs. John B. Leonard Garden Club (in recognition of its 100th the overlook groundbreaking Anne W. Taylor Trust Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Riopelle Mr. Bowlman T. Bowles, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Keith Lowrey Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Roach Mrs. Margaret Dillon Bowles Mr. and Mrs. Walter Q. Maher anniversary) and Dominion Foundation. Hollywood and served in similar roles for the Hollywood Circle Ms. Marian W Schutrumpf Mr. and Mrs. Joseph B. Brancoli Mrs. Frank C. Maloney, III Suntrust Foundation Matching Gifts Mrs. Caroline Y. Brandt Mrs. H. Page Mauck, Jr. Both the JRGC and Dominion have underwritten extensive Presidents Circle renovation project Mr. and Mrs. John H. Cronly, III Program Mr. George H. Brauburger, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil R. Maxson, Jr.. several Hollywood projects in recent years. JRGC completed in 2012. Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Farley, IV Mr. and Mrs. James M. Wells, III Mr. Howard Brown Mrs. C. Connor McGehee, III Herndon Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Fielding L. Williams, Jr. Ms. E. C. Buckminster Mr. Rieman McNamara, Jr. members are frequent Hollywood visitors and Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Loupassi Ms. Isabella G. Witt Mr. and Mrs. Bryce A. Bugg Mr. and Mrs. Edwin B. Meade, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William St.C. Talley Dr. and Mrs. J. Paul Bullock, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Wallace B. Millner, III faithful volunteers; Dominion is the Cemetery’s very The site provides stunning views of the River, and Valentine Richmond History Center Patrons ($250-$499) Mr. A. Christian Burke Mr. and Mrs. John S. Molster visible and supportive neighbor. the addition of the overlook will provide a special Van Yahres Tree Company Mrs. Mary S. Cardozo Mr. and Mrs. George V. Moncure, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. E. Otto N. Williams, Jr. Anonymous (1) Mr. Wayne B. Cardwell Mrs. W. Cabell Moore, Jr. place for visitors to come for quiet reflection. BCWH/Van Yahres Studio Mr. and Mrs. DeWitt B. Casler, III Mr. Robert H. Morecock, Sr. Because the views of the James are a destination Ivy Circle Dr. and Mrs. Wyatt S. Beazley, III Mr. Richard T. Cavedo Mr. and Mrs. Dewey B. Morris Van Yahres Studio of Charlottesville has prepared Mr. and Mrs. McGuire Boyd Mrs. Hilda W. Chafin Mr. H. Coleman Nichols design rendering and site plans for the project. point for visitors to the Cemetery, we have included Anonymous (1) Mrs. R. Harvey Chappell, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Chappell, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. P. Bradley Nott Mr. and Mrs. S. Wyndham Anderson Mrs. Stuart G. Christian, Jr. Ms. Emily W. Chewning Mrs. Emma Read Oppenhimer Messer Contracting Company of Richmond will the landscaping and beautification efforts as part of Dr. J.T. and M.L. Bayliss Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Dilworth Mr. and Mrs. William T. Clarke, Jr. Mrs. Hugh W. Owens serve as general contractor. These two nationally our long-range plans. Mrs. Margaret P. Bemiss Mrs. Tanya Parker Dolphin Mrs. Dianne E. Conwell Jane D. Powell Mr. and Mrs. Peter E. Broadbent, Jr. Mr. Charles E. Eberle, Jr. Mr. John E. Corey Mr. William Claiborne Powell recognized organizations are well known to Mr. and Mrs. J. Stewart Bryan, III Mrs. Joseph C. Farrell Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Covington Mr. and Mrs. Russell L. Rabb, Jr. Mr. Gene H. Edwards, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert E. Fitzgerald, III Mr. and Mrs. Walter W. Craigie Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm M. Randolph Mrs. Florence B. Fowlkes Mr. and Mrs. David L. Gilliam Mr. and Mrs. J. Robert Cross Mr. and Mrs. Philip M. Revene Mrs. Nancy H. Gatewood Mrs. James M. Glave Mr. and Mrs. Beverley L. Crump Mr. and Mrs. James T. Rhodes, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Horace A. Gray, III Mr. and Mrs. J. Sheppard Haw, III Dr. William L. Curry Mr. Gilbert M. Rosenthal Hamilton Family Foundation Mrs. Wenjun Gao Hawkins Mr. and Mrs. Calvert G. deColigny, Jr. Mr. Edwin M. Rucker, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Harvey Dr. and Mrs. Walter P. Hempfling Mr. Samuel A. Derieux Mrs. Elizabeth P. Scott Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Hill Mr. Frank D. Hill, III Ms. Glenda P. Dodrill Mrs. Cynthia H. Sexton Hollywood Cemetery Company Mr. and Mrs. Fenton N. Hord, Sr. Mrs. Charlotte P. Edney Mr. and Mrs. Conway Sheild Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ashby Jennings, III Mr. and Mrs. Miles C. Johnston, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John W. Fain Mr. and Mrs. James E. Shew, Jr. Mrs. Jean W. Lane *Koval Family Fund Mr. and Mrs. Barbour T. Farinholt, II Ms. Brantley Bache Shiflett Dr. Nelson D. Lankford Mr. Jerry Morton Layne Mr. and Mrs. Jerald A. Finch Dr. Rosemary T. Smith Colonel Felix G. Millhouse Mrs. Ann K. Leake Mr. Thomas J. Fisher Mr. and Mrs. William H. Snider Mr. G. Slaughter Fitz-Hugh, Jr. Ms. Janice Walker Pogue Mr. and Mrs. James L. Londrey Dr. and Mrs. Richard P. Sowers, III Mrs. Fred C. Forberg, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Theodore W. Price Mr. and Mrs. William J. Longan, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William H. Sparrow Mr. and Mrs. John J. Fox, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Peter C. Toms Mrs. Helen C. Mason Mrs. Mary R. Spencer Mr. Paul Galea St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church Mr. Joseph C. Ramage Mr. Andrew T. Moore, Jr. Mr. C. Hobson Goddin Mrs. Ursula F. Stalker Richmond Discoveries, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Beverley B. Munford, III Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wells Gresham Mr. Andy Stefanovich Mr. John W. Roberts Norfolk County Grays Camp 1549 Mr. and Mrs. M. Bagley Reid The Honorable and Mrs. John H. Hager Mr. and Mrs. J. E. B. Stuart, IV Lawrence W. and Susan I. Smith Mr. and Mrs. R. Garnett Hall, Jr. Mr. George C. Stuckey Spider Management Co., LLC Mr. C. Edward Richardson, III *Megan and Jimmy Rose Charitable Dr. Dana B. Hamel Sue W. Massie Charitable Trust Mr. and Mrs. G. Bernard Hamilton * The Community Foundation Serving Mr. James S. Watkinson Trust Mr. and Mrs. William R. Shands, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Elliott Harrigan Mrs. Carol G. White Richmond and Central Virginia

FRIENDS OF HOLLYWOOD Page 10 FALL 2015 FRIENDS OF HOLLYWOOD Page 3 FALL 2015 Profile Jarrell manages a crew of about 9-10 full-time workers, and also oversees the variety of contractors who lend their support to the care of Hollywood. Like Wilfred E. Cutshaw (1838 – 1907) Toney, who he says “taught him what he needed to know” for the job, he is a hands-on worker. He likes Richmond City Engineer Extraordinaire to start early in the morning. “I show up a few hours any of Richmond’s beautiful buildings and views of the river and the city from these promontory sites. early, and patrol the cemetery and see what needs to landscapes which we enjoy today are the works be done. So when the guys get here, we’re ready to ofM Wilfred E. Cutshaw, Richmond’s City Engineer from In 1890, Cutshaw introduced the Urban Forestry Program go.” 1873-1907, who is interred at Hollywood Cemetery. to Richmond when he established the city’s first tree nursery, His projects include schools, armories, markets, parks, now the Byrd Park Vita Course. By 1904, the nursery had The various sections are on a two-week rotation; tree-lined boulevards and streets, Old City Hall, and the distributed 50,000 trees to beautify the city’s streets, parks, meaning it takes two weeks to complete the mowing establishment of Richmond’s Urban Forestry Program. and cemeteries. Cutshaw’s 1904 report “Trees of the City” and maintenance for the entire cemetery. In terms lists over 60 specimens and varieties of trees propagated on the of work load, “the funerals come first, obviously,” Wilfred Emory grounds. Some of the original trees remain in the park today. he says. Jarrell does most of the backhoe operating Cutshaw was born himself. January 25, 1838, After more than a century, many of Cutshaw’s buildings are in Harper’s Ferry, still in use today. The brick and granite Italianate Stonewall In terms of challenges over the years, he says, “the Virginia (W.Va.). Jackson School (1880) at 1520 West Main St., today houses worst storm I think was Isabel. We had 70-80 trees After graduating professional offices and a restaurant. The handsome red brick down, we couldn’t even go down a road it was so from VMI in 1858 and granite Randolph St. School (1896) has been converted devastating. It was staggering to me because at my with a degree in house [near Virginia Center Commons], there were civil and military to apartments for seniors. Clay Ward Market (1891), once the City Auditorium at 911 West Cary St., is now VCU’s Cary some high winds but I didn’t see any trees down. Then engineering, he I got to Hollywood and the whole place is destroyed.” taught at Hampton St. Gym, a posh recreational facility. Steamer Company #5 (1883) at 200 West Marshall St., once a fire and police station, Military Institute “I like outside work, I always have,” he says. “Even until joining the today houses the Gallery 5 arts center. The Leigh Street when I get home, I’m outdoors.” Jarrell is married and Confederate Army Armory (1895) will soon house the Black History Museum. has two daughters, ages 9 and 11. in 1861. War Cutshaw’s commanding authority influenced the city’s decision injuries resulted in to adopt Elijah Myers Lots, crypts, & cremation niches are 412 South Cherry Street Wilfred E. Cutshaw As for his management style, after training his crew, available throughout 135 acres of scenic Richmond, VA 23220 the loss of a leg at Gothic Revival design hills, stately trees and architectural beauty. 804.648.8501 Saylor’s Creek just days before Lee’s surrender. After the for Old City Hall “What Donald kind of did is let everybody be their Contact us for an appointment. [email protected] own boss to an extent. And that’s what I do with my war, he taught engineering and mathematics at VMI until (1894). Public Visiting Hours 8am - 6pm daily www.hollywoodcemetery.org crew now because I like that aspect of it.” Take a virtual tour: his appointment as Richmond’s City Engineer in 1873. Historic Walking Tours April-October tour.hollywoodcemetery.org Today, we have inherited Inspired by the American Park Movement, Cutshaw a city made beautiful by worked tirelessly to transform war-torn Richmond by Wilfred Emory Cutshaw, 2015 2015 Evelina M. Scott developing spaces for recreation and entertainment which a dedicated public Officers and Directors Officers and Directors Fred T. Tattersall he skillfully combined with necessary infrastructure and servant “whose greatest Friends of Hollywood Cemetery Hollywood Cemetery Company Fielding L. Williams, Jr. utility improvements. He embellished the Byrd Park ambition was to turn reservoir, completed in 1876, with tree-lined carriage every available space Peter C. Toms – Chair Matthew D. Jenkins – President Administrative Staff paths, graveled promenades and lakes creating New into recreation resorts Reservoir Park, renamed William Byrd Park in 1906. David L. Gilliam – Secretary E. Bryson Powell – Vice President Hollywood Cemetery Company for the public” (Richmond Times-Dispatch, 1907). Cutshaw is Edward M. Farley, IV – Treasurer David L. Gilliam – Secretary and The Gothic Revival Pump-House which he designed and buried in Hollywood Cemetery, Section 2, Lot 13, just north of built on the edge of the canal in 1893, included a second General Manager David L. Gilliam – General Manager the Ginter mausoleum. On December 20, 1907, the day after floor entertainment hall for parties and dances above the Mary Lynn Bayliss, PhD Woodrow C. Harper – Treasurer Woodrow C. Harper – Assistant General his death, the Richmond News Leader tribute read: first floor pumping equipment. William R. Claiborne Mabel E. Toney – Assistant Secretary and Manager Elizabeth Rawles Cronly Assistant Treasurer Mabel E. Toney – Administrative Assistant We believe the future will show that he was a far-seeing Monroe Park, Richmond’s first municipal park, was originally Edward M. Farley, IV enthusiast and was planning and thinking of a far greater an agricultural fair grounds and military camp. In 1877, Joseph R. Herbert Mary Lynn Bayliss, Ph.D. city than most of us can dream of. Years hence his work Cutshaw re-designed it with a radial pattern of walks and by Matthew D. Jenkins William R. Claiborne and purposes will be appreciated and people will realize his 1904, he had added 300 trees of 26 different species. From the Elizabeth W. Talley Edward M. Farley, IV wisdom. streets fanning west of Monroe Park, Cutshaw created triangle Peter C. Toms Matthew D. Jenkins parks at Lombardy, Harrison, and Meadow Streets. During Elizabeth Cabell Jennings Kathryn L. Whittington the 1880’s and 1890’s, Cutshaw designed and built Gamble’s Kelly Jones Wilbanks, Executive Director Nelson D. Lankford, Ph.D. October, 2015 Nancy Shepherd, Development Associate E. Bryson Powell Hill, Taylor’s Hill and Libby Hill Parks, Chimborazo Park, Jefferson Park and Riverside Park, all offering spectacular

FRIENDS OF HOLLYWOOD Page 4 FALL 2015 FRIENDS OF HOLLYWOOD Page 9 SPRINGFALL 20152011 Changing of the Guard A Tour of Hollywood for the Hearing Impaired Donald Toney Retires; Kenny Jarrell Named New Foreman Gallaudet Professor Leads ASL Walking Tour n April 7, Donald Toney retired from his position as the cemetery on Sundays, as a volunteer, to help with s a small group gathers at the entrance to Hollywood Grounds Foreman, after 46 years with Hollywood weeding and other tasks. Cemetery, Dr. Sharon Pajka welcomes them, silently. They As the group walks through Hollywood’s meandering lanes, Cemetery.O A native of West Virginia, he heard about smileA and nod as she mouths words, waves her arms and makes Pajka punctuates her stories with gestures familiar to the group. an opening at the cemetery from his father, who was “Donald Toney was an invaluable employee to small, intricate gestures with her fingers. Her June 18 tour of For instance, for the word “garden,” she pinches her fingers working in Richmond at the time. “So I got on the Hollywood. His length of service enabled him to Hollywood Cemetery is the first to be conducted entirely in together and places them below her nose, as if smelling a flower. Greyhound, I came out here, 17 years old, and just know so much about every area of the landscape. His American Sign Language, for the benefit of deaf and hard of started working,” he says. “I loved Hollywood from the dedication and true caring for the property has been a hearing visitors. After the tour, the group shared their experiences by email. “I enjoyed the peacefulness of the cemetery and how it is so closely get go.” bonus to the cemetery’s operation and upkeep over the Although she is not deaf herself, Pajka, the chair of the English connected to nature. I also enjoyed learning about the history years,” says Gilliam. The board recognized him with Department at Gallaudet University, suffers from Meniere’s and stories of the people who rest there,” says Rhonda Jeter from Back then, the graves a plaque and “a resolution spread upon the historical Disease, an inner ear disorder which causes vertigo and New Kent. “My favorite place was the overlook of the James were all dug by hand. minutes of the cemetery as well as a retirement benefit fluctuations in hearing. Doctors told her she would become deaf River.” Around 1970 – 1971, that will continue throughout his life.” one day, so she and her mother took a sign language class. Her he was the first to interest took off from there. “I enjoyed the history, the art and symbolism described on the start using a back hoe In April, longtime employee Kenny Jarrell was named grave sites,” says Liz Leitch of Glen Allen, who is also an ASL for that purpose. The the new Grounds Foreman. Jarrell grew up in Oregon “I love to chat with interpreter. people,” says Pajka, cemetery had actually Hill. “That’s how I got the job here because I was so of her ASL gesturing. Sign language tours of historic sites are hard to find, says Jeter. bought a new backhoe close I could just walk down. I was 16 when I started “So I just thought of “I took the day off from work to be able to participate in the tour in 1959, he says, but [part-time, in June 1990]. My first jobs were painting it as, here’s another because it was an opportunity that I did not want to miss,” she it sat unused because fences or watering new shrubs, trees or sweeping stones. community I can the “old-timers” were Until I was 18, then I could operate lawn mowers interact with.” She resistant to change. and other machinery,” he says. After graduating from wears her dark hair “We’ve come a long Thomas Jefferson High School, he began working full- pulled into pigtails on way,” he says, with a time at the cemetery in August 1991. the hot day. laugh. Donald Toney She took guide school at “Kenny Jarrell was the Valentine Museum Over the years, he’s often put in 90-100 hour work the logical choice in 2014 so that she weeks, putting in extra time handling security at night— to become foreman. could lead tours for and making enough through the long hours to put his He has worked at her deaf friends. As for four daughters (one is now deceased) through private the cemetery since Hollywood, “I love this school. he worked summers place. It’s beautiful. while still in high I like the gardens. I He remembers taking ice breaks with the older workers, school at age 16. like weird stuff,” she says with a laugh. up by Williams Circle—his favorite spot in the Kenny knows the Pajka helped prune cemetery. “They’d get two big blocks of ice and some place well, and has Hollywood’s roses An ASL Walking Tour coolers and I’d get an ice pick,” he recalls. Another learned a great deal earlier this year, on the says. “I enjoyed just being with other deaf friends and sharing memory: “All the funeral homes, they used to give us about the operations, Dr. Sharon Pajka annual work day. this experience with them.” [the workers] a dozen eggs, a carton of cigarettes, fruit maintenance and cake, a little bottle of whiskey at Christmas.” service expectations Her interest in cemeteries began at a young age since she grew As for Pajka, “She was outstanding,” says Traci Branch of up in a family of genealogists. “So as soon as I could read I was Chester. “Not only was her ASL fluent – clear and easy to Kenny Jarrell of our families He is grateful to the board and all of the staff at throughout his nearly running around in a cemetery, looking for names.” Her favorite understand – she was mind-blowing knowledgeable about the monument at Hollywood is that of Elvira Bruce, located under history of the cemetery.” Hollywood, noting how much he enjoyed helping 25 years of service,” says Gilliam. As an employee, “he a tree near Presidents Circle. “It’s gothic. It’s got a great patina General Manager David Gilliam transform the cemetery. is very thorough and detail oriented. Kenny understands on it.” Bruce is not famous, but Pajka enjoyed researching her Stay tuned—Pajka hopes to offer another tour in Spring 2016. “We’d become working partners. We had in our minds the importance of working together for a common goal: story. She was a daughter of a plantation owner, and her second these things we wanted to do,” he says—such as new to provide the best possible service to our families and husband ended up being the third richest man in the U.S. plantings, roads and drain systems—that Toney helped maintain the excellent standard of maintenance of the put in place. property.” Her ASL tour includes some of the cemetery’s best known Many thanks to Sharon and the other staff at Hollywood for monuments as well of those of several deaf or hard of hearing arranging the ASL tour and welcoming us. I hope that you In his retirement, Toney enjoys photography, gardening, (continued on page 9) residents, including William Davis, the son of Confederate will offer ASL tours on a regular basis to give other deaf helping neighbors with their yards and going fishing President Jefferson Davis, and Pulitzer Prize winning author Ellen Glasgow. “There is a rumor that she was buried with her and hard of hearing people the opportunity to explore this with his wife, Mabel, who works as an administrative ear horn,” she says. wonderful place. Rhonda Jeter, New Kent assistant in the cemetery’s office. He still comes to

FRIENDS OF HOLLYWOOD Page 8 FALL 2015 FRIENDS OF HOLLYWOOD Page 5 FALL 2015 Hollywood Landmark that the harmony was short-lived. “Unfortunately, three years later came the start of the Civil War.”

President Monroe’s “Birdcage” Undergoes The burial site is owned by the state. “It was the intent of the Commonwealth of Virginia to have all of the eight Virginia Extensive Restoration sons who became U.S. Presidents buried in this circle,” n the upcoming months, visitors will notice a Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties. In says Gilliam. While John Tyler, the tenth U.S. president, missing piece on the Hollywood Cemetery skyline. September, a crew disassembled the cast iron canopy’s was buried in Presidents Circle in 1862, “they were only IThe monument of James Monroe is undergoing a 340 pieces (some which may be disassembled further) successful in having Monroe reburied here.” and removed them from the cemetery. Completed off- site, the restoration will take about nine months and be Monroe’s granite sarcophagus will remain in place and overseen by New York conservator Abigail Mack, with be protected by fencing throughout the restoration. One consultation by Andrew Baxter of Richmond. Both are highly regarded art conservators with clients such as the National Gallery of Art and Smithsonian Museums. Disassembling Monroe’s Tomb The conservation team is documenting the location and level of deterioration of each piece as it is change for visitors might be the color. Original photos of disassembled. Based upon the findings of a laser scan, the Birdcage show it to be closer in hue to its lighter granite an estimated 40% of the pieces will need to be recast. foundation; a paint analysis is currently underway.

“Our first question was, `Gosh, does it have to be Whatever the color, Broadbent is looking forward to seeing removed? Does it have to be reassembled?’ Once we the renovated monument, expected to be completed by saw the report September 2016. “It’s a very historic monument and an and realized Monroe’s Granite Sarcophagus architectural masterpiece in its own right,” he says. “It’s the extent certainly emblematic of Hollywood Cemetery.” historic restoration in recognition of the bicentennial of internal The team to restore Monroe’s Tomb of his election as the fifth U.S. president. Estimated to damage, then cost $900,000, the Department of General Services is we certainly footing the bill for the year-long project. agreed that the DGS is doing “The Commonwealth has tended to Monroe’s Tomb the right thing for over 150 years, but we’ve reached a point where in undertaking patches, fillers and paint are no longer sufficient,” a thorough says Richard F. Sliwoski, director of the Department restoration of of General Services. “This project is necessary if it,” says Peter we are to preserve this national treasure for future E. Broadbent, The restored “Birdcage” will be gray, generations.” Jr., a Richmond the original color attorney who is the vice-president of the James Monroe Located in Presidents Circle, on a bluff overlooking Memorial Foundation, which, among its works, the James River, the monument was designed by oversees an annual wreath-laying cemetery at the tomb noted architect Albert Lybrock and installed in 1859. each April 28, the date of Monroe’s birthday. The black, cast-iron Gothic Revival monument, affectionately known as the “Birdcage” for its airy A new sign will provide historic information about fretwork, is a National Historic Landmark that is also Monroe (see page 7), whose reburial from New York listed on the Virginia Landmarks Register. to Richmond in 1858, on the centennial of his death, “really put Hollywood Cemetery on the map,” says “We were very pleased to learn that the Commonwealth Kelly Jones Wilbanks, executive director of Friends of of Virginia had budgeted resources for the restoration. Hollywood. The tomb had been `bandaged’ numerous times over the years, and it was due the attention it will receive Monroe’s reburial sparked a renewed interest in his life in the restoration,” says David Gilliam, the cemetery’s and works, and speeches at the time recognized his success general manager, who notes that the Monroe Tomb is in bringing the country together. “Monroe was seen as a one of the most popular sites for Hollywood’s visitors. symbol of national unity,” says Broadbent, though he notes

All work will be completed in the Richmond area (continued on page 7) and done in accordance with the Secretary of Interior Reprinted courtesy of James Monroe Memorial Foundation and Acorn Sign Graphics

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FRIENDS OF HOLLYWOOD Page 6 FALL 2015 FRIENDS OF HOLLYWOOD Page 7 FALL 2015 Changing of the Guard A Tour of Hollywood for the Hearing Impaired Donald Toney Retires; Kenny Jarrell Named New Foreman Gallaudet Professor Leads ASL Walking Tour n April 7, Donald Toney retired from his position as the cemetery on Sundays, as a volunteer, to help with s a small group gathers at the entrance to Hollywood Grounds Foreman, after 46 years with Hollywood weeding and other tasks. Cemetery, Dr. Sharon Pajka welcomes them, silently. They As the group walks through Hollywood’s meandering lanes, Cemetery.O A native of West Virginia, he heard about smileA and nod as she mouths words, waves her arms and makes Pajka punctuates her stories with gestures familiar to the group. an opening at the cemetery from his father, who was “Donald Toney was an invaluable employee to small, intricate gestures with her fingers. Her June 18 tour of For instance, for the word “garden,” she pinches her fingers working in Richmond at the time. “So I got on the Hollywood. His length of service enabled him to Hollywood Cemetery is the first to be conducted entirely in together and places them below her nose, as if smelling a flower. Greyhound, I came out here, 17 years old, and just know so much about every area of the landscape. His American Sign Language, for the benefit of deaf and hard of started working,” he says. “I loved Hollywood from the dedication and true caring for the property has been a hearing visitors. After the tour, the group shared their experiences by email. “I enjoyed the peacefulness of the cemetery and how it is so closely get go.” bonus to the cemetery’s operation and upkeep over the Although she is not deaf herself, Pajka, the chair of the English connected to nature. I also enjoyed learning about the history years,” says Gilliam. The board recognized him with Department at Gallaudet University, suffers from Meniere’s and stories of the people who rest there,” says Rhonda Jeter from Back then, the graves a plaque and “a resolution spread upon the historical Disease, an inner ear disorder which causes vertigo and New Kent. “My favorite place was the overlook of the James were all dug by hand. minutes of the cemetery as well as a retirement benefit fluctuations in hearing. Doctors told her she would become deaf River.” Around 1970 – 1971, that will continue throughout his life.” one day, so she and her mother took a sign language class. Her he was the first to interest took off from there. “I enjoyed the history, the art and symbolism described on the start using a back hoe In April, longtime employee Kenny Jarrell was named grave sites,” says Liz Leitch of Glen Allen, who is also an ASL for that purpose. The the new Grounds Foreman. Jarrell grew up in Oregon “I love to chat with interpreter. people,” says Pajka, cemetery had actually Hill. “That’s how I got the job here because I was so of her ASL gesturing. Sign language tours of historic sites are hard to find, says Jeter. bought a new backhoe close I could just walk down. I was 16 when I started “So I just thought of “I took the day off from work to be able to participate in the tour in 1959, he says, but [part-time, in June 1990]. My first jobs were painting it as, here’s another because it was an opportunity that I did not want to miss,” she it sat unused because fences or watering new shrubs, trees or sweeping stones. community I can the “old-timers” were Until I was 18, then I could operate lawn mowers interact with.” She resistant to change. and other machinery,” he says. After graduating from wears her dark hair “We’ve come a long Thomas Jefferson High School, he began working full- pulled into pigtails on way,” he says, with a time at the cemetery in August 1991. the hot day. laugh. Donald Toney She took guide school at “Kenny Jarrell was the Valentine Museum Over the years, he’s often put in 90-100 hour work the logical choice in 2014 so that she weeks, putting in extra time handling security at night— to become foreman. could lead tours for and making enough through the long hours to put his He has worked at her deaf friends. As for four daughters (one is now deceased) through private the cemetery since Hollywood, “I love this school. he worked summers place. It’s beautiful. while still in high I like the gardens. I He remembers taking ice breaks with the older workers, school at age 16. like weird stuff,” she says with a laugh. up by Williams Circle—his favorite spot in the Kenny knows the Pajka helped prune cemetery. “They’d get two big blocks of ice and some place well, and has Hollywood’s roses An ASL Walking Tour coolers and I’d get an ice pick,” he recalls. Another learned a great deal earlier this year, on the says. “I enjoyed just being with other deaf friends and sharing memory: “All the funeral homes, they used to give us about the operations, Dr. Sharon Pajka annual work day. this experience with them.” [the workers] a dozen eggs, a carton of cigarettes, fruit maintenance and cake, a little bottle of whiskey at Christmas.” service expectations Her interest in cemeteries began at a young age since she grew As for Pajka, “She was outstanding,” says Traci Branch of up in a family of genealogists. “So as soon as I could read I was Chester. “Not only was her ASL fluent – clear and easy to Kenny Jarrell of our families He is grateful to the board and all of the staff at throughout his nearly running around in a cemetery, looking for names.” Her favorite understand – she was mind-blowing knowledgeable about the monument at Hollywood is that of Elvira Bruce, located under history of the cemetery.” Hollywood, noting how much he enjoyed helping 25 years of service,” says Gilliam. As an employee, “he a tree near Presidents Circle. “It’s gothic. It’s got a great patina General Manager David Gilliam transform the cemetery. is very thorough and detail oriented. Kenny understands on it.” Bruce is not famous, but Pajka enjoyed researching her Stay tuned—Pajka hopes to offer another tour in Spring 2016. “We’d become working partners. We had in our minds the importance of working together for a common goal: story. She was a daughter of a plantation owner, and her second these things we wanted to do,” he says—such as new to provide the best possible service to our families and husband ended up being the third richest man in the U.S. plantings, roads and drain systems—that Toney helped maintain the excellent standard of maintenance of the put in place. property.” Her ASL tour includes some of the cemetery’s best known Many thanks to Sharon and the other staff at Hollywood for monuments as well of those of several deaf or hard of hearing arranging the ASL tour and welcoming us. I hope that you In his retirement, Toney enjoys photography, gardening, (continued on page 9) residents, including William Davis, the son of Confederate will offer ASL tours on a regular basis to give other deaf helping neighbors with their yards and going fishing President Jefferson Davis, and Pulitzer Prize winning author Ellen Glasgow. “There is a rumor that she was buried with her and hard of hearing people the opportunity to explore this with his wife, Mabel, who works as an administrative ear horn,” she says. wonderful place. Rhonda Jeter, New Kent assistant in the cemetery’s office. He still comes to

FRIENDS OF HOLLYWOOD Page 8 FALL 2015 FRIENDS OF HOLLYWOOD Page 5 FALL 2015 Profile Jarrell manages a crew of about 9-10 full-time workers, and also oversees the variety of contractors who lend their support to the care of Hollywood. Like Wilfred E. Cutshaw (1838 – 1907) Toney, who he says “taught him what he needed to know” for the job, he is a hands-on worker. He likes Richmond City Engineer Extraordinaire to start early in the morning. “I show up a few hours any of Richmond’s beautiful buildings and views of the river and the city from these promontory sites. early, and patrol the cemetery and see what needs to landscapes which we enjoy today are the works be done. So when the guys get here, we’re ready to ofM Wilfred E. Cutshaw, Richmond’s City Engineer from In 1890, Cutshaw introduced the Urban Forestry Program go.” 1873-1907, who is interred at Hollywood Cemetery. to Richmond when he established the city’s first tree nursery, His projects include schools, armories, markets, parks, now the Byrd Park Vita Course. By 1904, the nursery had The various sections are on a two-week rotation; tree-lined boulevards and streets, Old City Hall, and the distributed 50,000 trees to beautify the city’s streets, parks, meaning it takes two weeks to complete the mowing establishment of Richmond’s Urban Forestry Program. and cemeteries. Cutshaw’s 1904 report “Trees of the City” and maintenance for the entire cemetery. In terms lists over 60 specimens and varieties of trees propagated on the of work load, “the funerals come first, obviously,” Wilfred Emory grounds. Some of the original trees remain in the park today. he says. Jarrell does most of the backhoe operating Cutshaw was born himself. January 25, 1838, After more than a century, many of Cutshaw’s buildings are in Harper’s Ferry, still in use today. The brick and granite Italianate Stonewall In terms of challenges over the years, he says, “the Virginia (W.Va.). Jackson School (1880) at 1520 West Main St., today houses worst storm I think was Isabel. We had 70-80 trees After graduating professional offices and a restaurant. The handsome red brick down, we couldn’t even go down a road it was so from VMI in 1858 and granite Randolph St. School (1896) has been converted devastating. It was staggering to me because at my with a degree in house [near Virginia Center Commons], there were civil and military to apartments for seniors. Clay Ward Market (1891), once the City Auditorium at 911 West Cary St., is now VCU’s Cary some high winds but I didn’t see any trees down. Then engineering, he I got to Hollywood and the whole place is destroyed.” taught at Hampton St. Gym, a posh recreational facility. Steamer Company #5 (1883) at 200 West Marshall St., once a fire and police station, Military Institute “I like outside work, I always have,” he says. “Even until joining the today houses the Gallery 5 arts center. The Leigh Street when I get home, I’m outdoors.” Jarrell is married and Confederate Army Armory (1895) will soon house the Black History Museum. has two daughters, ages 9 and 11. in 1861. War Cutshaw’s commanding authority influenced the city’s decision injuries resulted in to adopt Elijah Myers Lots, crypts, & cremation niches are 412 South Cherry Street Wilfred E. Cutshaw As for his management style, after training his crew, available throughout 135 acres of scenic Richmond, VA 23220 the loss of a leg at Gothic Revival design hills, stately trees and architectural beauty. 804.648.8501 Saylor’s Creek just days before Lee’s surrender. After the for Old City Hall “What Donald kind of did is let everybody be their Contact us for an appointment. [email protected] own boss to an extent. And that’s what I do with my war, he taught engineering and mathematics at VMI until (1894). Public Visiting Hours 8am - 6pm daily www.hollywoodcemetery.org crew now because I like that aspect of it.” Take a virtual tour: his appointment as Richmond’s City Engineer in 1873. Historic Walking Tours April-October tour.hollywoodcemetery.org Today, we have inherited Inspired by the American Park Movement, Cutshaw a city made beautiful by worked tirelessly to transform war-torn Richmond by Wilfred Emory Cutshaw, 2015 2015 Evelina M. Scott developing spaces for recreation and entertainment which a dedicated public Officers and Directors Officers and Directors Fred T. Tattersall he skillfully combined with necessary infrastructure and servant “whose greatest Friends of Hollywood Cemetery Hollywood Cemetery Company Fielding L. Williams, Jr. utility improvements. He embellished the Byrd Park ambition was to turn reservoir, completed in 1876, with tree-lined carriage every available space Peter C. Toms – Chair Matthew D. Jenkins – President Administrative Staff paths, graveled promenades and lakes creating New into recreation resorts Reservoir Park, renamed William Byrd Park in 1906. David L. Gilliam – Secretary E. Bryson Powell – Vice President Hollywood Cemetery Company for the public” (Richmond Times-Dispatch, 1907). Cutshaw is Edward M. Farley, IV – Treasurer David L. Gilliam – Secretary and The Gothic Revival Pump-House which he designed and buried in Hollywood Cemetery, Section 2, Lot 13, just north of built on the edge of the canal in 1893, included a second General Manager David L. Gilliam – General Manager the Ginter mausoleum. On December 20, 1907, the day after floor entertainment hall for parties and dances above the Mary Lynn Bayliss, PhD Woodrow C. Harper – Treasurer Woodrow C. Harper – Assistant General his death, the Richmond News Leader tribute read: first floor pumping equipment. William R. Claiborne Mabel E. Toney – Assistant Secretary and Manager Elizabeth Rawles Cronly Assistant Treasurer Mabel E. Toney – Administrative Assistant We believe the future will show that he was a far-seeing Monroe Park, Richmond’s first municipal park, was originally Edward M. Farley, IV enthusiast and was planning and thinking of a far greater an agricultural fair grounds and military camp. In 1877, Joseph R. Herbert Mary Lynn Bayliss, Ph.D. city than most of us can dream of. Years hence his work Cutshaw re-designed it with a radial pattern of walks and by Matthew D. Jenkins William R. Claiborne and purposes will be appreciated and people will realize his 1904, he had added 300 trees of 26 different species. From the Elizabeth W. Talley Edward M. Farley, IV wisdom. streets fanning west of Monroe Park, Cutshaw created triangle Peter C. Toms Matthew D. Jenkins parks at Lombardy, Harrison, and Meadow Streets. During Elizabeth Cabell Jennings Kathryn L. Whittington the 1880’s and 1890’s, Cutshaw designed and built Gamble’s Kelly Jones Wilbanks, Executive Director Nelson D. Lankford, Ph.D. October, 2015 Nancy Shepherd, Development Associate E. Bryson Powell Hill, Taylor’s Hill and Libby Hill Parks, Chimborazo Park, Jefferson Park and Riverside Park, all offering spectacular

FRIENDS OF HOLLYWOOD Page 4 FALL 2015 FRIENDS OF HOLLYWOOD Page 9 SPRINGFALL 20152011 2015 Contributors To Signature Projects (continued from page 2) Friends of Hollywood Cemetery We are indeed grateful to the following donors for their generous support of Friends in 2015 through October 31. You have enabled us to raise awareness James River Overlook of Hollywood and to continue vital monument and fence restoration. Thank you for helping us to preserve Hollywood Cemetery for generations to come. After a year of planning, ground was Peter C. Toms broken on November 6 for construction Chair, Friends of Hollywood Cemetery of the first overlook of the James from The 1847 Society Sustainers ($500-$999) Mrs. Kathryn Gillespie Thurman Mrs. Elizabeth T. Harris Hollywood. Hollywood Cemetery has Mrs. Granville G. Valentine, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. J. Philip Hart been recognized for its spectacular Presidents Circle Anonymous (2) Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Van Sickle Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Heltzer Mr. and Mrs. J. Martin Anderson Mr. and Mrs. John T. West, IV Mrs. S. Winfield Hill panoramas of Virginia’s “first river.” The Mr. and Mrs. William A. Young, Jr. Ms. Kathleen L. Hoppe James River Garden Club Mrs. Roberta B. Bocock overlook will be a classic design and Ratcliffe Foundation Mrs. Rosa Bosher Dr. and Mrs. J. Shelton Horsley, III Mr. and Mrs. Guy W. Horsley, Jr. Anne Carter and Walter R. Robins, Jr. Boxwood Garden Club Associates ($100-$249) constructed of granite. It is to be located Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Horton Foundation Colonel and Mrs. Matt C. C. Bristol, III Anonymous (5) Mr. Graham Howell Virginia Sargeant Reynolds Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Herbert A. Claiborne, Jr. on a parcel of open ground immediately Mr. and Mrs. William R. Claiborne Mr. and Mrs. John P. Ackerly, III Dr. and Mrs. Juergen Hubert east of the Palmer Chapel Mausoleum. Founders Circle Mrs. William H. Clarke Mrs. Leslie B. Alexander Mr. and Mrs. Wayne K. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Alexander M. Fisher, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. Anderson Dr. Josephine Kelly Completion of the project is scheduled for Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Anderson, III Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Kennedy Dominion Foundation Mr. and Mrs. James M. Forsythe Mrs. Aelise Britton Green Dr. and Mrs. Frank L. Angus, Sr. Dr. John T. Kneebone and 2016. Mrs. Arthur H. Haase Bank of America Matching Gifts Dr. Elizabeth Riderick Heritage Circle Mr. and Mrs. F. Claiborne Johnston, Jr. Program Mr. Timothy A. Kuhn *Alice Reed and Hunter McGuire Fund Mrs. Jane P. Bernhard Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Large Emily S. and Coleman A. Hunter Generous funding for the overlook project *The Morton Family Fund Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Black Dr. and Mrs. Walter Lawrence, Jr. Charitable Trust Representatives of the James River Garden Club and Dominion celebrate Mr. and Mrs. E. Bryson Powell Mr. and Mrs. Waddy G. Bland Mr. Hugh K. Leary has been received from the James River Peachtree House Foundation Rencourt Foundation, Inc. Dr. John A. Board Mrs. John B. Leonard Garden Club (in recognition of its 100th the overlook groundbreaking Anne W. Taylor Trust Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Riopelle Mr. Bowlman T. Bowles, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Keith Lowrey Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Roach Mrs. Margaret Dillon Bowles Mr. and Mrs. Walter Q. Maher anniversary) and Dominion Foundation. Hollywood and served in similar roles for the Hollywood Circle Ms. Marian W Schutrumpf Mr. and Mrs. Joseph B. Brancoli Mrs. Frank C. Maloney, III Suntrust Foundation Matching Gifts Mrs. Caroline Y. Brandt Mrs. H. Page Mauck, Jr. Both the JRGC and Dominion have underwritten extensive Presidents Circle renovation project Mr. and Mrs. John H. Cronly, III Program Mr. George H. Brauburger, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil R. Maxson, Jr.. several Hollywood projects in recent years. JRGC completed in 2012. Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Farley, IV Mr. and Mrs. James M. Wells, III Mr. Howard Brown Mrs. C. Connor McGehee, III Herndon Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Fielding L. Williams, Jr. Ms. E. C. Buckminster Mr. Rieman McNamara, Jr. members are frequent Hollywood visitors and Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Loupassi Ms. Isabella G. Witt Mr. and Mrs. Bryce A. Bugg Mr. and Mrs. Edwin B. Meade, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William St.C. Talley Dr. and Mrs. J. Paul Bullock, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Wallace B. Millner, III faithful volunteers; Dominion is the Cemetery’s very The site provides stunning views of the River, and Valentine Richmond History Center Patrons ($250-$499) Mr. A. Christian Burke Mr. and Mrs. John S. Molster visible and supportive neighbor. the addition of the overlook will provide a special Van Yahres Tree Company Mrs. Mary S. Cardozo Mr. and Mrs. George V. Moncure, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. E. Otto N. Williams, Jr. Anonymous (1) Mr. Wayne B. Cardwell Mrs. W. Cabell Moore, Jr. place for visitors to come for quiet reflection. BCWH/Van Yahres Studio Mr. and Mrs. DeWitt B. Casler, III Mr. Robert H. Morecock, Sr. Because the views of the James are a destination Ivy Circle Dr. and Mrs. Wyatt S. Beazley, III Mr. Richard T. Cavedo Mr. and Mrs. Dewey B. Morris Van Yahres Studio of Charlottesville has prepared Mr. and Mrs. McGuire Boyd Mrs. Hilda W. Chafin Mr. H. Coleman Nichols design rendering and site plans for the project. point for visitors to the Cemetery, we have included Anonymous (1) Mrs. R. Harvey Chappell, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Chappell, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. P. Bradley Nott Mr. and Mrs. S. Wyndham Anderson Mrs. Stuart G. Christian, Jr. Ms. Emily W. Chewning Mrs. Emma Read Oppenhimer Messer Contracting Company of Richmond will the landscaping and beautification efforts as part of Dr. J.T. and M.L. Bayliss Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Dilworth Mr. and Mrs. William T. Clarke, Jr. Mrs. Hugh W. Owens serve as general contractor. These two nationally our long-range plans. Mrs. Margaret P. Bemiss Mrs. Tanya Parker Dolphin Mrs. Dianne E. Conwell Jane D. Powell Mr. and Mrs. Peter E. Broadbent, Jr. Mr. Charles E. Eberle, Jr. Mr. John E. Corey Mr. William Claiborne Powell recognized organizations are well known to Mr. and Mrs. J. Stewart Bryan, III Mrs. Joseph C. Farrell Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Covington Mr. and Mrs. Russell L. Rabb, Jr. Mr. Gene H. Edwards, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert E. Fitzgerald, III Mr. and Mrs. Walter W. Craigie Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm M. Randolph Mrs. Florence B. Fowlkes Mr. and Mrs. David L. Gilliam Mr. and Mrs. J. Robert Cross Mr. and Mrs. Philip M. Revene Mrs. Nancy H. Gatewood Mrs. James M. Glave Mr. and Mrs. Beverley L. Crump Mr. and Mrs. James T. Rhodes, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Horace A. Gray, III Mr. and Mrs. J. Sheppard Haw, III Dr. William L. Curry Mr. Gilbert M. Rosenthal Hamilton Family Foundation Mrs. Wenjun Gao Hawkins Mr. and Mrs. Calvert G. deColigny, Jr. Mr. Edwin M. Rucker, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Harvey Dr. and Mrs. Walter P. Hempfling Mr. Samuel A. Derieux Mrs. Elizabeth P. Scott Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Hill Mr. Frank D. Hill, III Ms. Glenda P. Dodrill Mrs. Cynthia H. Sexton Hollywood Cemetery Company Mr. and Mrs. Fenton N. Hord, Sr. Mrs. Charlotte P. Edney Mr. and Mrs. Conway Sheild Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ashby Jennings, III Mr. and Mrs. Miles C. Johnston, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John W. Fain Mr. and Mrs. James E. Shew, Jr. Mrs. Jean W. Lane *Koval Family Fund Mr. and Mrs. Barbour T. Farinholt, II Ms. Brantley Bache Shiflett Dr. Nelson D. Lankford Mr. Jerry Morton Layne Mr. and Mrs. Jerald A. Finch Dr. Rosemary T. Smith Colonel Felix G. Millhouse Mrs. Ann K. Leake Mr. Thomas J. Fisher Mr. and Mrs. William H. Snider Mr. G. Slaughter Fitz-Hugh, Jr. Ms. Janice Walker Pogue Mr. and Mrs. James L. Londrey Dr. and Mrs. Richard P. Sowers, III Mrs. Fred C. Forberg, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Theodore W. Price Mr. and Mrs. William J. Longan, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William H. Sparrow Mr. and Mrs. John J. Fox, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Peter C. Toms Mrs. Helen C. Mason Mrs. Mary R. Spencer Mr. Paul Galea St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church Mr. Joseph C. Ramage Mr. Andrew T. Moore, Jr. Mr. C. Hobson Goddin Mrs. Ursula F. Stalker Richmond Discoveries, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Beverley B. Munford, III Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wells Gresham Mr. Andy Stefanovich Mr. John W. Roberts Norfolk County Grays Camp 1549 Mr. and Mrs. M. Bagley Reid The Honorable and Mrs. John H. Hager Mr. and Mrs. J. E. B. Stuart, IV Lawrence W. and Susan I. Smith Mr. and Mrs. R. Garnett Hall, Jr. Mr. George C. Stuckey Spider Management Co., LLC Mr. C. Edward Richardson, III *Megan and Jimmy Rose Charitable Dr. Dana B. Hamel Sue W. Massie Charitable Trust Mr. and Mrs. G. Bernard Hamilton * The Community Foundation Serving Mr. James S. Watkinson Trust Mr. and Mrs. William R. Shands, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Elliott Harrigan Mrs. Carol G. White Richmond and Central Virginia

FRIENDS OF HOLLYWOOD Page 10 FALL 2015 FRIENDS OF HOLLYWOOD Page 3 FALL 2015 (continued from page 1) Miss Sally Adamson Taylor Mr. Stretton L. Gramlich Mrs. Mary S. Taylor Gifts Kind Signature Projects The Hermitage at Cedarfield Mrs. Martha Anne Greggs Mr. and Mrs. Roger L. Thomas Mr. and Mrs. F. Carlyle Tiller Mrs. Beverley H. Guy Mr. and Mrs. Seldon T. Tompkins Mr. Peter E. Broadbent, Jr. Work has been underway in fits and starts for several information is generally accurate, numerous data Dr. and Mrs. C. Kent Titus Mr. and Mrs. Les Harcum Mr. and Mrs. William R. Trigg, II Mr. E. L. Butterworth years. Pieces of the original fence were used to omissions have been identified (e.g., Date of Birth Mrs. Zach Toms, Jr. Mrs. Anne H. Hardage Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Turnbull Delta Upsilon Chapter of Phi Kappa Mr. and Mrs. Granville G. Valentine, III Mrs. Pamela Hawkins Mr. B. Walton Turnbull Sigma Fraternity at VCU create molds from which cast iron impressions were or Death, exact location, etc.). The most reliable Mr. and Mrs. Hubert P. Van Horn Ms. Jean Haynes Mr. Halcott Mebane Turner Harris, Hardy & Johnstone, P.C. Mr. and Mrs. John C. Waddell, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Howe, Jr. Mrs. Lynne C. Valentine made. Iron casting has been an abandoned skill Ms. Connie Hilker, Hartwood Roses sources for this missing information are grave Mr. and Mrs. Gordon W. Wallace, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Huberman Mrs. Fontaine J. Velz The Hollywood Cemetery Company and metalworking technique for over a hundred markers and monuments. A pilot project to begin Mr. and Mrs. Harry J. Warthen, III IBM Corporation Ms. Sandra E. Waller Lambda Chi Chapter of Pi Kappa Mr. and Mrs. Dana M. Wegner Ms. Rhonda Jeter Mrs. John Ware Alpha Fraternity at VCU years. About two hundred and twelve linear feet of capturing this information by digital photography Mrs. Patricia R. Weier Mrs. Julia E. Kelly Mr. Randall L. Welch Mr. Bob Olsen new fence had to be crafted, including an extremely was performed in 2013 using volunteers. A single Mr. and Mrs. James W. Wester Mr. Craig Kennedy Dr. and Mrs. James R. Wickham Segway of Richmond Mr. Ralph C. White, Jr. Mrs. Judith W. Kidd Mr. and Mrs. Harold J. Williams, Jr. Dr. Ryan Smith, PhD challenging curved corner section. Fortunately, the section of the cemetery containing a small number Mrs. Jacqueline C. Whitmore Mrs. Tanya H. King Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Williamson Star Brite Enterprises, Inc. original gate and gate posts have survived and been Dr. and Mrs. Peter T. Wilbanks Dr. Barbara T. Lester Mr. and Mrs. Leslie G. Wilson The Triangle Fraternity at VCU of markers and monuments was selected. Digital Mr. and Mrs. Carrington C. Wilkerson Mrs. Sheri E. Light Mrs. Mildred Newman Wysong Valentine Richmond History Center reinstalled in their original place. Dr. and Mrs. William C. Williams, III Mr. Mathew W. Lively images were then uploaded on the cemetery’s web Mr. and Mrs. Peter H. Wong Ms. Teresa Luckert site where data could be compared to paper records Mrs. Mary Denny Wray Ms. Amanda T. Macaulay Corporations, Gifts In Honor The newly restored Palmer Fence was dedicated in a Ms. Betty B. Young Mr. and Mrs. John L. Martin Foundations and and necessary corrections made. Mr. Richard B. Zorn Dr. and Mrs. Charles W. Massey In honor of Mr. Joseph R. Herbert ceremony of appreciation held on Friday, November Mr. George G. McDearmon, Jr. Organizations from Ms. Jean Haynes Contributors (Up to $99) Mr. and Mrs. James P. McElligott, Jr. 6. In attendance were representatives of the Anne The enormity of the task of digitally photographing Mrs. Pricilla Medford Anne Carter and Walter R. Robins, Jr. Carter and Walter R. Robins, Jr. Foundation, Anonymous (8) Mrs. Louise R. Moore Foundation Gifts In Memory just a limited number of markers and monuments Mr. Max R. Adam Mrs. Harriet P. Murphey Anne W. Taylor Trust generous sponsors of the project, the Friends Board, convinced Friends that a well developed project Col and Mrs. Scott D. Aiken Mrs. Helen Turner Murphy Bank of America Matching Gifts Program In memory of Dr. Caroline A. Riely and Hollywood Cemetery Board of Directors. The Mrs. Jeanne N. Allen Mr. and Mrs. Lewis I. Myers, Jr. BCWH/Van Yahres Studio from Mrs. Leslie B. Alexander would be required. Through a generous challenge Ms. Mary Ann Ashcraft Mr. William A. Nash, II Boxwood Garden Club Foundation was established in 1995 in memory of grant from The Cabell Foundation, a digitization Mr. William B. Baker Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence W. Neill Dominion Foundation In memory of Mr. John Barry Leonard Ms. Jackie Bendrick Colonel Davis Eugene Norman Herndon Foundation from Mrs. John B. Leonard Mr. Robins and in honor Anne Carter Robins by project is now fully underway. Web Cemeteries, Inc. Ms. Maria Benson Mr. Charles H. Norris Hollywood Cemetery Company their daughters, Anne Carter Mallory and M. Bruce Mr. and Mrs. George Blow Mr. Frank C. Norvell, Jr. Emily S. & Coleman A. Hunter Charitable In memory of Mr. David Lester based in Virginville, Pennsylvania spent two weeks Mr. Brad Bovenzi Mr. and Mrs. Vernon A. Parker Trust Robins. from Dr. Barbara T. Lester in the cemetery earlier this fall. Mrs. Patricia B. Branch Mr. Charles Peachee, Jr. IBM Corporation Mrs. Archer C. Burke Mrs. Parke D. Pendleton James River Garden Club In memory of Mrs. Margaret Seward Mrs. Anne Call Mrs. Patsy K. Pettus Norfolk County Grays Camp 1549 from Teresa Luckert Genealogy/Digitization Thirty-one thousand marker and monument images Colonel and Mrs. J. A. Barton Mrs. Margaret H. Poole Peachtree House Foundation Campbell Mrs. Gwynn C. Prideaux Ratcliffe Foundation In memory of Mr. Calvin Satterfield, IV were created and uploaded directly onto Hollywood’s Mrs. Francis F. Carr, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John Ramos, Jr. Rencourt Foundation, Inc. from Mrs. Mary Minor S. Taylor Not unlike many organizations over the decades, Mrs. Beverly B. Chinnis Dr. and Mrs. Gaylord W. Ray Richmond Discoveries, Inc. records database. As the project progresses, a visitor Ms. Rosemary Cotton Dr. and Mrs. P. Larus Reed, III Spider Management Co., LLC In memory of Mr. W. Scott Street, III Hollywood Cemetery has maintained information can open Hollywood’s web site on a personal devise Mr. and Mrs. W. Thomas Cunningham, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. J. William Reid St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church from Mr. and Mrs. William A. Mrs. Jeannine Hurford Daniel Mr. and Mrs. Bernard E. Samuels Sue W. Massie Charitable Trust Young, Jr. about individuals and families interred in the or home computer, locate a gravesite, extract basic Mrs. Edward Jenkins Davenport Mrs. Calvin Satterfield, III Suntrust Foundation Matching Gifts Cemetery using paper records. While the Mrs. Claiborne Moore Dickinson Mr. Donald K. Schmidt Program individual information, view an image Mr. and Mrs. Elmer K. Dunn Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Schutt Susan Bailey& Sidney Buford Scott Matching Gifts of the marker or monument, and in Miss Virginia C. Ellett Colonel and Mrs. Stuart M. Seaton Endownment Trust Ms. Winston Evans Mr. Howard W. Shields The Hermitage at Cedarfield Bank of America many instances, read an obituary or Ms. Dawn C. Fiske Mr. Ryan K. Smith, PhD Valentine Richmond History Center Sarah Sinsabaugh other document of record. Once in the Mr. Robert J. FlackeMr. Merritt W. Mr. and Mrs. Jack H. Spain, Jr. Van Yahres Tree Company Foster, III Mrs. Marlyn D. Spitalny Virginia Sargeant Reynolds Foundation Dominion Foundation Matching cemetery, the visitor can be guided to Mrs. Marjorie N. Fowlkes Mrs. Cameron B. Srpan Gifts Program Mr. Richard H. Fox Susan Bailey& Sidney Buford Scott George Flowers a destination by GPS. Mrs. Patricia M. Given Endownment Trust IBM Corporation Kenneth D. Cobb III Hollywood is believed to be in the The 1847 Society Suntrust Matching Gifts Program vanguard of historic sites utilizing Leaders for preservation of Hollywood Cemetery William J. Longan technology in this manner. Annual Giving Levels Presidents Circle for Gifts of $25,000+ (continued on page 3) Founders Circle for Gifts of $10,000 to $24,999 All contributions Heritage Circle for Gifts of $5,000 to $9,999 for 2015 will Friends of Hollywood is still seeking Hollywood Circle for Gifts of $2,500 to $4,999 donations to meet The Cabell Ivy Circle for Gifts of $1,000 to $2,499 be reported in Foundation $100,000 challenge grant We invite you to join the 1847 Society and continue the ongoing to complete the digitization project. restoration and preservation of Hollywood Cemetery. January 2016. Photographing and uploading 31,000 markers and monuments

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Palmer Fence

Restoration of the Palmer Fence in Presidents Circle was one of the first and most ambitious projects identified by Friends in 2009. The fence dates to

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Wilfred E. ALS Walking President Toney Donors Cutshaw Tour Monroe’s and “Birdcage” Jarrell Fall Colors at Hollywood (Courtesy of Kriss Wilson)